Did you know
Ginger
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Ginger is actually a rhizome , not a root. A rhizome
is a underground stem.
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The ginger plant is an herb.
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Ginger is a part of the zingiberaceae family, which
also includes turmeric and cardamom.
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Ginger is native to southeastern Asia.
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You can grow ginger from rhizomes found at grocery
store.
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Mature ginger rhizoms, ones most commonly sold in
grocery stores, are harvested after 10-12 months.
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Ginger is popularly grow in warmer regions and the
tropics.
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Ginger can be cultivated all year round. However the
best time to plant them is at the end winter and early spring.
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A ginger plant can grow up to 4 ft.tall.
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Ginger has many health benefits, some including ant-
inflammatory properties, blood sugar regulation , and gastrointestinal relief.
Tiger
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Tiger have eyes with
round pupils domestic cats, which have slitted pupils, This is because domestic
cats are nocturnal whereas tiger are crepuscular – they hunt primarily in the
morning and evening.
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Despite not being
strongly adapted to the dark, tigers, night vision is about six times better
than humans.
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Most tiger have
yellow eyes, but white tiger usually have blue eyes, due to the gene for blue
eyes being linked to the gene for white fur. The gens for being cross-eyed , or
boss – eyed, is also linked , so many white tigers have crossed blue eyes.
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Tigers can tell the
age, gender and reproduction condition of
other tiger by subtleties in the smell of urine markings.
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Tiger scratch trees
and use their urine to mark their territories. The urine smells strongly of
buttered popcorn.
Parrot
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There are round 372 different parrot species,
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Most parrots live in tropical areas.
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Parrots have curved bills , strong legs and clawed
feet.
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Parrots are often brightly coloured.
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Parrots are believed to be one of the most intelligent
bird species.
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Parrots eat fruit, nuts seeds, buds, flowers and even
insects.
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Parrots can live up to 80 years old.
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It is illegal to keep a wild parrot as a pet.
Space
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Each time you see a full moon you always see the same
side.
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The longest possible eclipse of the sun is 7.31
minutes.
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Halley’s comet passes the earth every 76 years.
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There is no sound on space.
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Earth in only planet not name after a god.
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If you DNA was stretched out it would reach to the
moon 6,000 times.
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A full moon is 9 times brighter than a half moon.
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The moon orbits the earth every 27.32 days.
· The diameter of Jupiter is 1,52,800km.
Kangaroo
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The name has taken its base from an aboriginal word
gangurru and there is a story associated with it. The local residents think
that the name is actually from a word which means “I don’t know”or “I don’t
understand”, kangaroo is the name given to all the animals belonging to the
macropods.
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Kangaroo are divided into two families. Macropodidae,
include kangaroo ,Wallabies, wallaroos, Pademelons, tree kangaroo and forest
wallabies and potoroidae include rat kangaroo , potoroos and bettongs.
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The kangaroo are thought to live only in Australia
while this is not true. The tree species of kangaroo also live in new Guinea.
Human body
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Your foot has 26 bones in it.
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A ¼ of your bones in your feet.
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You burn more calories sleeping than watching TV.
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Your skin is the largest organ making up the human
body.
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You take over 23,000 breaths everyday.
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Your foot and your forearm are the same length.
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Your liver has over 500 functions.
